Dr. Greger developed the Daily Dozen using the best available balance of evidence from scientific nutrition research. Rather than being a meal plan or diet
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I discuss why we may not want to exceed the recommended intake of protein. Diabetes isn’t just about the amount of body fat, but also
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Are there any safe and effective dietary supplements for weight loss? In a previous discussion, I noted that an investigation found that four out of
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Only 2 out of 12 supplement companies were found to have weight-loss products that were even accurately labeled. According to a national survey, one-third of
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See what a penny a day’s worth of garlic powder can do. In ancient Greece, “the Art of Medicine was divided into three parts”: cures
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Endotoxins can build up on pre-cut vegetables and undermine some of their benefits. You may remember when I introduced the endotoxin theory literature in my
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The industry responds to the charge that breakfast cereals are too sugary. In 1941, the American Medical Association’s Council on Foods and Nutrition was presented
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Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory, aging-associated oxylipins can be normalized by eating ground flaxseed. I previously explored the “Potent Antihypertensive Effect of Dietary Flaxseed in Hyp...
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We had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Paule Joseph about her work, food, activism, public health, and Black History Month. We hope you enjoy
Calories eaten in the morning count less than calories eaten in the evening, and they’re healthier, too. Time-restricted feeding, where you limit the same
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Are there benefits to giving yourself a bigger daily break from eating? The reason many blood tests are taken after an overnight fast is
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Starfruit contains a neurotoxin known as caramboxin that can cause irreversible brain damage at high enough doses. If someone walks into the emergency room
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What are the effects of eating only five days a week or following a fasting-mimicking diet five days a month? Instead of eating every
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Alternate-day modified fasting is put to the test for lifespan extension. Is it true that alternate-day calorie restriction prolongs life? Doctors have anecdotally attributed improvements
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Eating every other day can raise your cholesterol. Are there any downsides to fasting every other day? For example, might go all day without
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According to the United Nations, meat and dairy production would need to be doubled to meet the predicted demand for animal-based proteins in 2050, but
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Does eating every other day prevent the metabolic slowing that accompanies weight loss, or does it improve compliance over constant, day-to-day caloric restriction? Rather than
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The evidence linking cannabis use to psychotic disorders is considered strong enough to warrant a public health warning. “Even as proponents of legalization
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Why should fasts lasting longer than 24 hours and particularly for three or more days only be done under the supervision of a health professional
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Like the keto diet, fasting for one or two weeks can actually slow the loss of body fat rather than accelerate it. Fasting obviously causes
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For more than a century, fasting has been used as a weight-loss treatment. I’ve talked about the benefits of caloric restriction. Well, the greatest caloric
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Peeled apples are pitted head-to-head against unpeeled apples (and spinach) in a test of artery function. Regularly eating apples may contribute to a lower risk
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How may we preserve bone and mass on a low-calorie diet? One of the most consistent benefits of calorie restriction is that blood pressure
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Though a bane for dieters, a slower metabolism may actually be a good thing. We’ve known for more than a century that calorie restriction can
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We create more than a hundred new videos every year. They are the culmination of thousands of hours of researching, writing, editing, animating, and producing.
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The sugar industry responds to evidence implicating sweeteners in the obesity epidemic. In terms of excess body fat, the “well-documented obesity epidemic may merely
You may lose a pound of fat by skipping just 10 calories a day or as many as 55, depending on whether you’re improving food
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What are the metabolic and behavioral adaptations that slow weight loss? Thanks to millions of years of evolution hard-wiring us to survive scarcity, our
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How many fewer calories do you have to eat every day to lose one pound of body fat? The first surgical attempt at body sculpting
https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/debunking-the-3500-calorie-per-pound-rule/
What are the effects of the female sex hormones in cow’s milk on men, women, and children? All foods of animal origin contain hormones,
https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/dairy-milk-hormones-effects-on-cancer/